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Whether one is hardened by overcoming unpleasant setbacks or encouraged by the sunshine of cheering successes, this is the strange paradox of the path: out of its multitude of defeats and disappointments, mistakes and disillusionments comes forth wisdom, and after wisdom, victory.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 2 : The Measure of Progress > # 50